Host City- Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam is a coastal, port city, often called "The Jewel of the East Coast",
situated in the of Andhra Pradesh, located on the eastern shore of India, nestled
among the hills of the Eastern Ghats and facing the Bay of Bengal to the east. It is
the administrative headquarters of Visakhapatnam District and is also home of the
Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy.

It is the largest city in Andhra Pradesh with an area of 550 km², it is primarily an
industrial city, apart from being a port city. It is also home to the Eastern Naval
Command.

According to the history, the city was named after the god of Valor-Vishakha. It was
a part of the Kalinga Kingdom, under Ashoka's rule in 260 B.C. It passed on later to
the Andhra Kings of Vengi. After this Pallava, Chola and Ganga dynasties ruled the
city.In the 15th century, Vishakhapatnam became a part of the Vijayanagar Empire.

It is often called the best tourism destination in Andhra Pradesh. From Lakes to cool
Beaches, from beautiful Hill Ranges to Caves and Valleys, Visakhapatnam has them
all. The district has many tourism spots that represent the Culture and Heritage of
the true India.

Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone Limited (AMTZ)

Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone Limited (popularly known as AMTZ) is an enterprise
under the Government of Andhra Pradesh, a 270 Acre zone, dedicated for Medical Device
Manufacturing. The objective behind this ‘One-Stop- Solution’ is not only to reduce the cost
of manufacturing up to 40% or to just simplify the end-to- end operations but also to reduce
the import dependency, which is presently around 75%. AMTZ envisions to put India on the
global map of high end medical equipment production and make health care products
affordable and accessible not only for India but for world at large.

The creation of such a zone is based on the fact that medical devices manufacturing
requires certain high investment facilities which are too capital intensive for individual
manufactures to invest upon. The zone with in-house high investment scientific facilities
would help manufacturers reduce the cost of manufacturing by more than 40%-50%.
Currently, due to lack of such centrally located sharable facilities, either manufacturers do
not undertake production of technologies requiring them or send their products abroad for
process up-gradation and value addition. While the zone would have all such facilities in-
house to reduce manufacturing process costs, it would be in an area which is well connected
with Railways, Roadways, Waterways and Airways with near presence of Industrial
Corridors, and Port to reduce logistical costs.

AMTZ was incorporated on 30 th April 2016 and the foundation stone was laid on 19 th August
2016.